%A HASAN TALIB HASHIM %J Kaunia Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Vol. 1, No. 2, Oktober 2005 %T PERKEMBANGAN SISTEM BILANGAN PADA MASA SEBELUM ISLAM %X The numeral system in Islamic period had developed rapidly. It was caused by the numeral system itself had developed before Islam came. Therefore, this writing aims at exploring the development of the system in the civilisations ofpre-lslam era such as Ancient Egypt, Babylon, China, Greek, Rome, and India. In summary, it is found that the use of numeral system was begun in Egypt by the priests. The significant development of the system happened in the Indian civilisation flourished when it played an important role in developing the numeral system, especially before Islam. %D 2005 %K sejarah sains, sistem bilangan, sebelum Islam %L digilib7890